Wesley Clark is decorated with the Presidential Medal by Kosovo's Prime

The US General Wesley Clark is decorated with the Jubilee Presidential Medal of the Decade of Kosovo Independence.

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said this decoration for General Clark comes as a gratitude to thousands of US citizens and soldiers who made extraordinary contributions to Kosovo.

On Facebook, Thaci wrote that the people of Kosovo are eternally grateful to the United States and to General Clark.

"The American General Wesley Clark, who was very persistent in securing freedom and peace in Kosovo, I decorated him today with the Jubilee Presidential Medal of Decade of Independence," wrote President Thaçi.

US General Wesley Clark is one of the most famous personalities from the period of NATO bombing and international intervention in Kosovo during 1999.

Under his command during 1999, NATO interventions on Serbian targets began to rescue Kosovo residents.